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CHAPTER 6: BIG TIME FAMILY

"Mom and Katie are home," Kendall stated simply, amazing himself when he didn't panic. He did, technically, have a girl in his room. "Are you ready to meet the family?" he asked with a laugh as they climbed to their feet and through his window.

"Sure," Sage shrugged, unsure of how to feel. She was surprisingly comfortable when she felt nervousness and excitement buzz through her. It was better than the usual fear that struck her at the thought of strangers and meeting new people.

"Wait," Kendall spoke suddenly as they were about to step out of his room and into the hall. He held her in place by tugging gently on their clasped hands. "What should I tell my mom? You're my girlfriend, and I love you, but how do I explain that to her with out making her think I've lost it?" Kendall panicked, losing his cool.

Sage smiled for a moment, thinking he looked cute even when he was flustered. She reached a hand to his face and ran her fingers over it gently, relaxing him instantly.

"Calm down. It's okay. We'll just say I'm a friend you made yesterday around town. We both know how we feel, but we also know it's not normal. So, I'm not going to feel offended if you want to ease your mom into this," Sage reassured him with a soothing voice.

"God, you're so awesome," Kendall spoke with a smirk, leaning down to kiss her.

"And you're easily distracted," she laughed, pushing him away softly after kissing him once. "We have to get downstairs."

"Kendall, are you home?" he heard his mother's voice float up the stairs from the kitchen as he and Sage descended hand in hand. When they reached the bottom, they smiled at each other quickly as Kendall glanced around. After he realized his mother couldn't see them yet, he stole a quick kiss. Sage stifled a giggle.

"I'm here! And I brought… a friend," Kendall called out with a slight hesitation and a frown that only disappeared when Sage reassured him with a smile. They could hear Karen walking towards them through the small hallway. Sage glanced down quickly at their interlocked hands, suddenly realizing they were still together.

"Kendall," she whispered so he would turn to look at her. When she had his attention, she darted her eyes downward at their hands so he would get the hint. They squeezed together one last time before their hands slowly unlocked, causing them both to drop their smiles at the loss. Kendall grinned when he got an idea. He stepped just an inch closer to her side so their arms brushed. It was the best they could do without really touching.

"Who's this?" Karen asked cheerfully as she finally came to stand in front of the two teenagers. Katie appeared suddenly next to her before Sage spoke.

"Hi, I'm Sage Henderson," Sage told her with a smile as she extended a hand and Karen shook it. She was naturally warm like Kendall. "And you must be Katie," she continued, looking down at the brown haired girl. Katie just rolled her eyes and walked past her into the living room.

"Katie!" both Karen and Kendall yelled at the same time.

"Sorry, she's not usually - " Karen tried to correct her daughter's rude attitude before Kendall interrupted her.

"Yes, she is," he interjected with an exasperated grin directed down at Sage.

"It's fine, really," Sage smiled and waved her hand through the air, "She's just being a ten-year-old girl." Karen smiled genuinely at Sage's understanding, then seemed to suddenly remember something.

"Oh, I have to finish getting the groceries out of the car before they melt in the heat," she said with her ever present smile as she spun quickly on her heel.

"Kendall, help your mom," Sage told him sweetly as she pushed him in the direction Karen had gone. He raised a brow and stood his ground so she couldn't budge him.

"What are you up to?" he smirked and folded his arms against his chest.

"I'm going to try and get on Katie's good side," she explained with a grin and a stance to match his own.

"There is no good side," Kendall joked.

"Shut up," she laughed. "She's your sister. So, I have to at least make her talk to me."

"If you insist," Kendall sighed and unfolded his arms to rest them around her waist. "But just remember: I warned you," he leaned forward to peck her lips quickly then took a few steps back toward the kitchen and out the back door to help his mother. Sage shook her head with a smile.

Stepping into the living room, she saw Katie sitting on the floor in front of the coffee table shuffling a deck of cards.

"Hey," Sage spoke softly, leaning against the door frame. She worked hard to make her exterior calm. Luckily, she'd had a lot of practice and it wasn't too hard to do for a young girl. She wouldn't admit it, but she really wanted Katie and Karen to accept her. Everything was perfect with Kendall, and she needed a good relationship with his family too.

"So, you're the girl that had my brother spazzing this morning?" Katie spoke without looking up from the cards.

"Well, I sure hope it wasn't someone else," Sage chuckled as she took a few steps closer to Katie. "You play cards?" she asked, trying to make conversation.

"No, I just like looking at them," Katie replied sarcastically. Sage smiled and relaxed. She could handle sarcasm. Katie wouldn't be so bad. It's like dealing with a younger and more hostile Kendall.

"How are you at math?" Sage questioned with a smirk as she sat on the carpet opposite of Katie at the small table.

"I know enough to get by in school," Katie seemed uninterested. She shrugged her shoulders, still not looking at Sage once.

"If I were to teach you about probability, then you could dominate in black jack," Sage kept her smirk. She knew that she had gotten through to the girl when big, brown eyes finally looked directly into her green ones.

"Really?" Katie seemed excited as she graced Sage with a toothy smile. A mix of child like innocence played with mischief in her eyes.

"Yup, but I'll only do it if you promise not to use real money when you play," Sage smiled, looking at her with narrowed eyes. Katie groaned, remembering Kendall's earlier comment, but reached her hand forward regardless.

"Deal," they shook hands over the coffee table and then both lifted themselves off of the ground.

Sage and Katie stood in front of each other. Sage had to look down at her because of her height, but Katie seemed to have a dominating presence even when she was outweighed.

"You're not so bad," Katie commented with a warm smile, "but you sound like my brother," she added playfully.

"Is that a bad thing?" Sage asked with a laugh.

"I haven't decided yet," Katie admitted as she laughed along. Any tension between the two seemed to be non-existent when Kendall entered the room.

"How's it going ladies?" he asked with a nervous smile, his eyes darting between the two girls. He was worried about Katie's tendency to leave a less than desirable first impression. Karen came to stand beside him as Sage answered.

"Great," she told him with a shrug of her shoulders and a wide smile.

"I like her," Katie reassured him. She took Sage's hand into her own, "We're going to my room," she spoke as she pulled Sage past Kendall and Karen and onto the stairs.

"What are you doing?" Karen yelled up after them.

"Sage is going to help me with math," Katie called out with out looking down as she continued up the steps.

"Oh, that's wonderful!" Karen exclaimed with her own smile.

Kendall and Sage locked eyes right before she left his sight. They shared a knowing smirk. He was happy that she and Katie seemed to be hitting it off, and he also knew his sister too well to believe they were just going to study math.

"Kendall," his mother spoke, but he hadn't heard her. He still stood at the bottom of the staircase with his eyes cast upward, where Sage had gone, with a soft smile on his lips. He finally turned away when his mother called him louder.

"What's wrong with you?" Karen chuckled and shook her head as she started to straighten out the living room, putting away the cards that Katie left on the table.

"Nothing at all," Kendall smiled cheerfully, still standing in the same spot. Karen studied him as he slowly brought his eyes back to the top of the stairs.

"When did you meet her?" she asked, staring at him in her peripheral vision while busying herself with cleaning.

"Last night," he answered simply without looking away as he shoved his hands into his pockets.

"I thought you were with hockey friends… " Karen spoke skeptically.

"I was!" Kendall's eyes got wide, realizing his mistake. He turned to face his mother and quickly recovered. "I met her before that, and we spent all of today together."

"She seems nice, Sweetie," his mother patted his arm softly before straitening out the coats that hung near the front door. "Katie likes her… and Katie doesn't like most people," she admitted, causing them both to laugh softly.

Karen finished what she was doing and turned to look at her son. He seemed to have no clue that she was in the foyer with him. Kendall wore a small smile, and one foot was rested on the bottom step. He looked as if he were ready to run up the stairs.

"She's more than a friend, isn't she?" Karen asked quietly. Her arms folded in front of her chest in a stance that told Kendall he was a terrible liar, but she was still smiling warmly.

Kendall stiffens before relaxing quickly and turning his head towards his mother. He should have known he couldn't fool her. Kendall only nodded and smiled sheepishly as a response to her question. He climbed the stairs without a word, and she didn't stop him. He thought it was for the best since he couldn't figure out the right words to describe his relationship with Sage to his mother.

As he approached Katie's door, he stopped in his tracks. The door was actually open; as if visitors were welcome for the first time in… well, forever. He could hear laughter flooding through the hall. The girls were giggling like they had been life long friends. He's not sure he's ever heard Katie giggle, or sound so young and innocent. It made his heart skip a beat and caused a smile to creep onto his face as he stood in the doorway with his arms crossed.

"Oh, good! Neither of you are dead. So, it must be going well," he joked.

Sage and Katie looked up, from their position at the desk, with wide smiles.

"Sage is cool," Katie declared with a smirk at the blonde girl.

"Yeah… she's pretty great," Kendall agreed as he walked to stand beside Sage and placed his hand on her shoulder. They looked at one another intently.

"Could you two please take it downstairs if you're gonna fall all over each other," Katie rolled her eyes dramatically and twirled her pencil between her fingers.

"Be nice, Kit Kat," Sage warned her playfully with a shove to her shoulder.

"Kit Kat?" Kendall raised an eyebrow at the name.

"Yeah, it's Sage's nickname for me because my middle name is Katherine, Kendork," she teased. Kendall rolled his eyes.

"I left you two alone for like five minutes, and you are giggling and have nicknames," he declared in disbelief. Sage and Katie merely shrugged. "Must be a girl thing," Kendall mumbled.

"Alright, let's leave Katie alone for a bit. She's got work to do," Sage hopped to her feet and guided Kendall to the door. "Just work on those problems, and we can go over them later."

"When can you show me how to beat the dealer? Right now, all I'm seeing is numbers," Katie complained.

"The numbers are everything. You have to take it one step at a time," Sage laughed as Kendall took her hand.

"Fine," Katie sighed and swiveled in her chair.

"So, Katie approves of you because you are turning her into a card shark?" Kendall asked with a joking smile as they moved down the hall and toward the stairs.

"It's harmless," Sage insisted. "I'm basically teaching her advanced ratios and fractions without her realizing it," she assured him as they reached the bottom of the steps. "Plus, I already told her she wasn't allowed to play for money."

"I told her the same thing this morning," he laughed and pulled her close. "We're always on the same page," he spoke quietly.

Sage and Kendall brushed their lips together in a light swift motion, tempting fate and each other. Karen could appear at any moment.

"We have to get ourselves under control," Sage suggested, but she made no effort to move away.

"I agree," Kendall spoke, only leaning into her body more.

"Maybe we should start by taking a step back, or at least start breathing our own air," Sage whispered, her lips still lingering near his own as they both grinned.

"On the count of three," he suggested, knowing neither of them wanted to make the first move. Sage nodded slowly.

"One," Kendall started, his grip on her hips tightening.

"Two," Sage continued.

"Sage!" Karen called from the kitchen suddenly, and the two of them jumped apart. Their trance was officially broken.

"Three…" Sage whispered at Kendall with a laugh just as Karen came into view.

"Sage, would you like to stay for dinner?" Karen asked, wiping a towel against her hands.

"I'd love to… but only if you let me help," Sage insisted with a warm smile.

"That would be nice," Karen smiled back as she turned to the kitchen and Sage followed. Kendall made a move to walk with Sage, but she stopped him. When his mother was out of earshot, she spoke.

"It's probably better if you stay in the living room," she declared with a stern stare that was betrayed by a smirk.

"Why?" Kendall pouted and took a step closer to her.

"That's why!" Sage whispered, laughing quietly as she took a step back. "When we get too close, it's painfully obvious something is going on. Even Katie could see it," she explained, fighting to keep a small space between them.

"You're right," Kendall nodded, a look of determination crossing his features. "We'll just keep our distance until we learn to keep ourselves in check around my family."

"Agreed," Sage smiled with the same determined look. They stared at each other for a moment before Sage suddenly leaned forward. Before he knew what was happening, she grabbed the back of his neck and pulled him in for a quick kiss. Almost as quickly as it began, Sage ended it by taking multiple steps back. She wore a guilty smile as she continued moving backwards, heading for the kitchen.

"Tease!" Kendall joked in a whisper after he regained his senses. Sage stuck her tongue out at him.

"You love it!" she whispered back with a wide smirk. He shot her a look that said he clearly couldn't argue. They both waved goodbye as she entered the kitchen.

Sage disappeared from view and Kendall forced himself into the living room with dragging feet. He sat on the sofa and stared straight ahead at the black screen of the television as if it would distract him from the fact that Sage and his mother were alone in a room without him. He decided it may work better if he turned the television on.

Kendall grabbed the remote with a sigh and quickly flipped to one of the sports channels. They were showing a rerun of a hockey game he'd already seen. So, he didn't even get excited when two of the players started fighting in the middle of the ice. The distraction wasn't working at all, and it only got harder when he could hear laughter in the kitchen.

Kendall immediately perked up. Laughing was a good sign. It meant that they were bonding, and if his mother liked Sage then she wouldn't disapprove when Kendall finally admitted she was his girlfriend. It didn't even matter that they may be laughing over some embarrassing story of his childhood. He would even grab his old baby book if it meant they would get along. No action seemed necessary, though, because he heard more soft laughter and voices from his mother and Sage.

He almost fell off of the couch when the crowd cheered on the television. Kendall had been deep in thought and wasn't paying attention. Somehow he managed to move most of the top half his body so it was leaning over the side of the furniture. He realized he had been trying, unsuccessfully, to peer down the hall and into the kitchen. After catching himself, right before hitting the floor, he heard Katie come down stairs.

"What are you doing?" his little sister asked with her arms crossed.

Kendall looked up from his position. His head was near the hard wood floor and he had one hand against it to hold himself up. His lower half was still thrown across the seat.

"I-I dropped something," he stuttered, trying to recover. He still didn't move from the awkward position as Katie continued.

"Oh really? What did you drop?" she spoke with a knowing smirk. Kendall had to think for a second. Earring? Contact? His ears weren't pierced and he had 20/20 vision.

"The remote," he replied uncertainly, almost as if it were a question.

"It's right next to you," Katie laughed as she walked around and picked it up from its spot next to Kendall on the couch. She sat beside him and started flipping through the channels.

"Whatever," Kendall sighed and pushed himself back into his seat before changing the subject. "Hey, I was watching that!" Katie continued looking through the channels, leaving the hockey game he didn't really care about behind.

"No you weren't. You were watching the floor," Katie told him in a know-it-all tone.

"Brat," Kendall joked, poking her ribcage.

"Jerk," she shot back with a wide smile as they fell into their usual banter. "Where's Sage?" she suddenly asked, looking around the room. "Did she realize how big of a loser you are and run?" she smiled and threw the remote down between them after finding nothing worth watching.

"Please, I'm amazing," Kendall rolled his eyes playfully and nudged Katie's legs with the toe of his sneaker. Katie smiled softly at him.

"You're totally head over heals aren't you?" she asked.

"So!" Kendall replied defensively while putting one leg on the couch, thinking Katie was trying to pick on him.

"It's good!" Katie reassured him with a sincere smile that let Kendall know she was being serious. "Sage is really cool, and you're dorkishly happy. I haven't seen you like this since I was about four and we were still in Minnesota with your friends Carlos, James, and Logan."

"You remember that?" Kendall asked in disbelief.

"Yeah, one of my earliest memories is the four of you having the time of your lives during a pillow fight in the living room. You broke a lamp, and Mom only let me have pancakes the next morning… The rest of you had to eat oatmeal," she answered with a giggle.

"You're right," Kendall admitted with a laugh. "I almost forgot about that…"

"I'm glad you found someone that makes you feel like you did before. I may be young, but I know Minnesota was home to you," Katie added softly.

"Sometimes I forget how mature you are, Baby Sister," Kendall spoke with a proud smile. Katie just rolled her eyes and smiled slightly at the compliment. More laughter came from the kitchen and Kendall immediately tensed up. His eyes and upper body started heading toward the hall again. He had forgotten Sage was in there with his mom.

"You have to calm down. You look nervous, and you're never nervous," Katie said as she tugged his arm so that he wouldn't go over the side like earlier.

"I really need this to work out," Kendall replied warily with a gesture towards the kitchen.

"It's going fine… and if something does happen, then you'll just fix it like you always do," Katie responded nonchalantly as she picked the remote back up and started searching through the channels once again.

"You're right," Kendall decided with a smirk while watching the TV with his sister. He was confident that, no matter what, everything would be alright in the end because he would make sure he still had Sage.

Sage and Karen spoke casually in the kitchen as they prepared dinner. They mostly settled into small talk about general things and Kendall's childhood. Sage was finding it easy to get along with Kendall's mother just as it had been with Katie. She was sweet and Katie was sarcastic. It was a perfect mix of Sage's own temperament when she was allowed to be herself… In other words, when she was with Kendall and nowhere near Elliot.

"So, what do you do for a living, Mrs. Knight?" Sage asked as she sliced tomatoes and Kendall's mother shredded carrots.

"Please, Sweetie, call me Karen," she told her with a smile before answering. "I work as a secretary, which is also know as a slave," she joked and both of them laughed.

"I hope you at least like it a little," Sage spoke while piling some of the vegetable into a salad bowl.

"It's hard work, but I do like being in control and organized. It's what I'm good at I guess. Sometimes it's nice to have someone rely on me. Kendall's getting older and Katie's… well, she's Katie," Karen kept her smile as she shrugged and started tearing apart a head of lettuce.

"They need you more than you think," Sage reassured her with a smirk. "Don't tell him I told you, but Kendall totally admires you."

"Really?" Karen asked in shock with a wide smile.

"Of course! He said to me, 'she's a good mom.' That's a lot coming from a teenage boy," Sage joked while checking on the chicken in the oven.

"It's still really nice to hear," Karen spoke absent-mindedly with a soft smile. "It feels good to be reassured that I am doing something right. I feel bad for moving them around so much," she frowned.

"They seem to handle it well. They're both really strong," Sage assured her with a hand on her shoulder. Karen reminded her of her own mother. She was soft and sweet. Unlike her own mom, however, Karen had no reason to change. It made Sage happy to remind Karen she was doing the best she could as a mother.

"What about your parents? What do they do?" Karen asked with a full smile as she redirected the conversation.

"Well, my mom used to teach piano," Sage answered uneasily while she busied her hands by wiping down the counter.

"She doesn't anymore?" Karen inquired while pulling the chicken from the oven.

"No, she… she's dead," Sage answered quietly, seeing no reason to not be truthful. "She wasn't in a good place for the last couple of years and she took her own life."

"Sage, I'm so sorry to hear that," Karen frowned. Sage looked at her, but didn't stop cleaning the counter top. "You live with your father then?"

"Stepfather," Sage corrected her, struggling not to look angry or scared when thinking about him. "His name is Elliot. He's a police officer here in town."

"That's good… You must feel really safe at home," Karen continued smiling as she started putting together the remaining food for dinner.

"Yeah…" Sage only nodded, knowing home was the least safe place to be.

"I just have to set the table, and we'll be ready to eat," Karen told her as she left the room with the chicken and then came back quickly. "Could you please just toss the salad while I organize the dining room?"

"Of course," she assured her with a smile before Karen left again.

Unknown to her, Kendall had entered the kitchen and stood behind Sage. He just leaned against the fridge and watched her intently. Kendall had stayed with Katie as long as he could until she finally told him to go see Sage because she was tired of his fidgeting.

He moved forward with a smirk and stood behind her, wrapping his arms around her slim waist. She instantly leaned back into his touch and stopped what she was doing.

"I didn't even scare you a little, did I?" Kendall asked in a soft, playful tone as he kissed her neck and rested his chin on her shoulder.

"Nope. I knew you were there," she told him as she brought some of her attention back to tossing the salad.

"How?" Kendall whispered, squeezing her tightly against his chest as he watched her work from over her shoulder.

"I can always just feel you," she responded, taking one hand away to bring it down and rest on his arm.

They stood like that even after Sage was finished with the salad. Her back was fully pressed against his front and they held each other close. It was always uncomplicated and relaxing with one another, and, even though she had been there all evening, Kendall still felt like he missed her.

"I missed you," Sage spoke quietly, echoing his thoughts, as she closed her eyes and leaned her head back against his shoulder. He held her tighter and brushed his cheek against hers, closing his own eyes.

Karen came back into the room, but they didn't notice. She watched the two teenagers as they held one another like their life depended on it. They both wore soft smiles and Karen couldn't help but form one of her own. Her son looked completely at peace.

"Are we all set?" she spoke after giving them a few more seconds to enjoy themselves.

Both Kendall and Sage turned to look at her, still locked in their embrace. He couldn't explain his lack of shock. Maybe it was Sage's body close to his own that made him so calm, or maybe it was the sincere smile that his mother was throwing him. Kendall had always thought that he would rip his arms away like they were on fire if his mom saw him holding a girl, but this was Sage. He could never imagine tearing away from her. She must have felt the same as him, as usual, because she stayed completely relaxed in his arms.

"Sure, Mom," Kendall told her with a smile as he reluctantly and slowly pulled his arms away from Sage. Drawing it out made the irritation that came from being separated a little less dull.

Hours later, Kendall and Sage were in his car on the way to her house. The entire evening went well. Sage even found dinner fun; it was like they were a family. They all fell into an easy conversation and Karen seemed ecstatic that Sage could get Katie to talk about her day. Usually, the young girl would only give short, uninterested replies. They all played cards after dinner until it was time for Katie to go to bed and Karen suggested Kendall take Sage home.

"Today went really great!" Kendall exclaimed excitedly as he pulled the car onto her road. "They loved you."

"I'm glad," Sage laughed at his excitement. "What were you expecting? For them to burn me at the stake?" she joked.

"Don't make fun…" Kendall smirked and pushed her shoulder. "I didn't know what to expect. I've never brought a girl home to my family," he explained as they pulled in front of her empty house. "Elliot's not home?"

"No, he works a lot of hours. He spends most nights at the station," Sage told him happily as they got out of the car and walked hand in hand to her front door.

"I don't like leaving you," Kendall spoke sadly as he pulled her close. She hugged him tightly.

"I know… but I'll see you tomorrow. You can start giving me guitar lessons and I'll show you some more piano," Sage reassured him. Kendall nodded and brought his lips down to kiss her forehead with his hand in her hair.

"I'll call you before I leave in the morning," he told her.

"You don't have my number," Sage laughed at the realization along with Kendall.

"I don't know my girlfriends number… This week keeps getting more and more weird," he shook his head as he took his cell phone from his pocket and Sage did the same, passing them to one another. They exchanged numbers quickly. "I guess I better head back so my mom doesn't send out a search party," Kendall joked, holding Sage against him once again.

"I'll see you later," she said while they leaned into one another. Their lips met in a soft kiss. Kendall pulled away reluctantly and squeezed her once before walking down the porch steps. He turned back to look at her when he reached his car.

"Dream about me!" he called out with a wide smile.

"If you're lucky!" she shot back with a smirk. They locked eyes for a few moments before both turned away slowly. Sage entered the dark, quiet house and he drove away to go back home.

Several hours later, it was well past midnight and Sage still couldn't sleep after the long and eventful day. Usually she slept almost peacefully on the nights Elliot didn't come home. However, even his absence couldn't trump the absence of Kendall. The night before, she had slept the best she had since her mother's death. She and Kendall held each other close like they were the only two in the world, and now she was alone and cold despite warm summer air. Sage tried, unsuccessfully, to force herself asleep. She tossed and turned and wrapped her arms around herself, but nothing felt like the comfort and safety Kendall provided. She needed to at least hear his voice if she couldn't feel his body against hers.

"Should I call him?" Sage whispered to herself, turning her head on the pillow to look at her nightstand. Her cell phone lay beside her alarm clock. It was almost 3a.m. She felt guilty, thinking she may wake him up, but her hands moved on their own accord as she reached for the phone. Before she could even flip it open, it was ringing.

"Ur Boyfriend," the caller ID read. Sage smiled at the name Kendall must have put in her contacts when he punched in his number. She answered the call.

"Hello, Boyfriend. We better make this quick. I was just about to call Kendall," Sage spoke playfully, throwing herself down to lay on her back and stare at the ceiling.

"Oh, really? Tell me about this Kendall guy… " Kendall responded on the other end. She could just hear his smirk.

"Well, he's really hot," she smiled, "but I'm having trouble sleeping because he's not here," she finished sadly.

"Me too," Kendall sighed heavily. "I miss you. I've just been rolling around trying to sleep, but nothing's working. So, I figured I'd call to hear your voice," he told her in a tone that she could hear a small smile in.

"I'm glad you did. Hearing you makes me feel better. Is it working for you?" she asked quietly, already feeling calm enough to sleep. She shut her eyes as she listened to Kendall.

"Yeah… really well," he told her in a soft voice similar to her own. She could tell he was almost gone.

"I'll see you soon… I love you," she spoke with a soft smile, her eyes still closed.

"I love you too," Kendall responded before they both peacefully drifted off to sleep.

A/N: Yay! fluffy... BUT NOT FOR LONG! ;D Next Chapter: "BIG TIME REALITY CHECK" ;D

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